Working butter



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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOSIAH SEYMOUR, OF COVENTRY, NEW YORK.

WORKING BUTTER.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No 26,527, datedDecemwweissued October To all whom it may' concern:

Be it known that I, JOSIAH SEYMOUR, of the town of Coventry, in thecounty of Ohenango, State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovement in Trays and Fixtures for Working Butter; and the followingis a clear and exact description thereof, reference being had totheaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon.

The nature of my invention consists in making a tray, the bottom formingthe section of a circle, mounted upon a table or platform having an axleabout one third of its distance from the back end, to allo-w it to tipsuflicient to drain offl the fluids in cleansing, also the arch andfixtures for working the butter.

, To enable others skilled in the art, to make and use my invention Iwill proceed to describe its construction and operation.

Figure l, represents a side elevation in the right position for working.Fig. 2, shows an end view, Fig. 3, is a side elevation with the traytipped up to allow the fluids to drain off.

The table or platform (A,) may be made of plank ofsuitable'width andstrength to support firmly the tray, (13,) and is mounted on three legs,braced together with rounds in the usual way.

To the top of the platform (A,) are secured on each side open claspboxes (a, a,) which form the bearings for the axle (b, 5,) which holdsthe tray (B,) to the top of the platform. Near the front end of thetable, (A,) is another similar clasp (0,) placed at a right angle, andserves as a clutch to hold the tray firmly in position, by the movablehandle (D,) the rear end, being tenoned into the center of the axle barAbout one fourth of the distance from the back end of the tray (13,) onthe top edge, is an elevated frame (E,) in the form of a Gothic arch. Inthe center hangs a rod or pendulum (F,) having a small eye (f,) in thelower end, into which a hook on the end of the handle (G,) is hitched;the arch frame (EQ is tenoned, on bot-h sides of the tray B.) and ismortised to receive the tenons, and the frame is secured firmly, by twowood keys (c, 0,) and may be easily removed when desired.

The butter worker (H,) is made of hard clean wood in the form of awedge, slightly rounded on the side which is back, for the purpose ofspreading the butter in a thin sheet, to receive the salt upon it; thebutterworker (H,) is framed into the handle (G,) and is held in by a key72,). The advantages of my invention for working and salting butter willbe readily seen, and the operation easily understood, the process notrequiring one half of the time, strength, or labor of the usual method;is more cleanly, every impurity is freed and drained 0H and the tray andfixtures are so easily detached that they may be cleansed in the mostthorough manner. I also do away with the necessity of a bowl in whichlto wash the butter, mine being a bowl and worker combined, therebysaving the time, and expense in cleansing and keeping in repair twoapparatuses as has been the case heretofore.

Having thus fully described my invention what I claim as new and desireto secure by Letters Patent is- The construction and arrangement of thetray to retain the fluids, when desired, in washing and working overbutter, also the manner of securing the tray to the platform, or table,so as to be easily tipped up to drain off the fluids in cleansing, the,detachable arch frame, and rounded wedge shaped butter worker forspreading thin while salting, all in combination as specified, and forthe purposes set forth.

JOSIAH SEYMOUR.

Witnesses:

R. B. PRINDLE, LEMUEL LEWIS.

